Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rat Brain Fiasco | 2010 | Julie Gardner Berry | Buy |
| 2 | Curse of the Bizarro Beetle | 2010 | Julie Gardner Berry | Buy |
| 3 | The Colossal Fossil Freakout | 2011 | Julie Gardner Berry | Buy |
| 4 | The Trouble with Squids | 2011 | Julie Gardner Berry | Buy |
The Splurch Academy for Disruptive Boys series by Julie Gardner Berry is a four-book run of middle-grade comedy aimed at readers who like their fiction messy and ridiculous. Set at a boarding school where discipline takes a back seat to mad science, the books follow students who constantly find themselves in the middle of bizarre experiments gone haywire.
Starting with The Rat Brain Fiasco in 2010, each installment introduces a new catastrophe. The series moves through cursed beetles, fossilized creatures brought back to life, and an invasion of squids, all told with the kind of gross-out humor that keeps younger readers turning pages. The books are short, fast-paced, and designed for kids who want laughs over lessons.